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First Fridays
January through May, monthly, starting at 5:30pm

Program Overview

The First Friday night of each month, January-May 2025

A monthly community gathering on the North House campus. Meet on the commons and the Blue Building each month for activies, speakers, dancing, games, and more! 

Monthly Programs

May

Community pizza bake and games on the commons! All are welcome for a night of togetherness. Come down at 5:30 for Happy Chopping Hour, then we will begin at 6 pm. North House will provide pizza dough, sauce and cheese (GF & DF options available), bring your favorite pizza topping or two to share.

On Saturday, May 3rd, come back down to campus for a drop-in family craft in the Blue building and donuts on the commons from 10am-4pm. Then, at 4:30, join Britt Malec and Bobcat Opossum for Playing and Singing and Harmony: A Community Music Workshop.

April

Dinner on the stick on the commons 5:30-6:30, followed by Greenland: Where Ice is Born at 6:30pm, a presentation by Lonnie Dupree, with Q&A to follow. 

March

Dinner on the stick on the commons 5:30-6:30, followed by a community contra dance! Kick up your heels with friends and warm up on a cold winter night. Dances will be called and no experience is required, 6:30-8pm.

February

Dinner on the stick on the commons 5:30-6:30, then join with friends and community on the dance floor for a square dance with our very own Gabe Strand as a caller! All dances taught. No partner required.

January

Join us on Friday, January 3rd at 5:30pm for Game Night! Bring your favorite board game or choose one from our collection. Challenge your friend to a cribbage match or grab a partner for a round of euchre. Enjoy popcorn on us! 

*Note: Due to unforseen circumstances, Lonnie Dupre's January presentation was rescheduled for April.

 

Open Fire Dinner on a Stick (Feb.-Apr.)

5:30-6:30pm

Gather around a bonfire and cook over an open fire as a community. Participants bring their own food; we’ll provide the fire and the pointy sticks. Sausages to steaks, pudgie pies to home fries, it’s all welcome. The fire will be ready by 5:30. Bundle up! Location: Commons

Program Dates

  1. Fri, Jan 3, 2025 – 5:30-8:30pm
  2. Fri, Feb 7, 2025 – 5:30-8:30pm
  3. Fri, Mar 7, 2025 – 5:30-8:30pm
  4. Fri, Apr 4, 2025 – 5:30-8:30pm
  5. Fri, May 2, 2025 – 5:30-8:30pm

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